Snark Squad Pod
135 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsA media podcast full of friendship, feelings, and snark.
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085: Watchmen by Alan Moore
September 11, 2019 13:09 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MBWith the HBO adaptation on the horizon, we decided to go back and read Alan Moore's Watchmen – the podcast's first graphic novel episode. Also for the first time Garrett Robinson joins us to talk about the big themes, the stories within the story, the alternate history of the book, and so much more.Find us all on Twitter:Garrett: twitter.com/GarrettAuthorNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...
084: Fleabag (2016-2019)
September 04, 2019 14:13 - 57 minutes - 53 MBThis week we are discussing the (probably) complete series of Fleabag, which consists of only two 6 episode seasons, but manages fit a lot into that very short amount of time. We are joined by our friends Deboki & Marie Ann to talk about the feelings this show gave us.Find us all on Twitter:Deboki: twitter.com/okidoki_bokiMarie Ann: twitter.com/MFdezSilvaNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...
083: Definitely Not An Interview With Eric Silver
August 28, 2019 14:08 - 59 minutes - 55.2 MBThis week our friend Eric Silver of Join The Party & HORSE joins us to talk about his favorite things in media, from his love of structure to reality competition shows. Marines gets to talk about Fast & Furious, Nicole gets to talk about The Challenge – it's a big day for everyone.Find us all on Twitter:Eric: twitter.com/el_silveroNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...
082: Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019)
August 14, 2019 13:42 - 48 minutes - 45.1 MBAt long last the Fast & Furious franchise makes it way onto the podcast with its first spinoff. The Rock's Luke Hobbs & Jason Statham's Deckard Shaw hate eachother but must find a way to work together to save the world. We are joined this week by avowed Fast & Furious fans Rich & Lainey.Find us all on Twitter:Rich: twitter.com/richcamiLainey: twitter.com/readalonglaineyMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...
081: The Americans (2013-2018)
August 07, 2019 13:02 - 1 hour - 60.1 MBThis week we are taking on some historical spy drama that's really about families and relationships as we discuss FX's The Americans. We are joined by Joey Lewandowski of the Cage Club Podcast Network as we try to make our way through all 6 seasons as coherently as possible.Find us all on Twitter:Joey: twitter.com/soulpoppedMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
080: The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman
July 31, 2019 16:07 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MBThis week we are returning to Philp Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy one last time to finsih the series. Connor O'Brien joins us again as we read The Amber Spyglass, and find out how Lyra, Will, and Mary Malone's journeys end. (This was our book club book for July – join us on our Discord to read our August book Where'd You Go Bernadette!)Find us all on Twitter:Connor: twitter.com/connorbookinitNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.s...
079: Definitely Not An Interview With Lainey Kress
July 24, 2019 14:12 - 50 minutes - 47 MBThis week we are attempting another "definitely not an interview" in which we invite a friend on the podcast in order to chat about their media tastes and preferences. Join us as we learn about Lainey Kress and her love of The Mummy, romance novels, and conspiracy theories.Support the show on Patreon:www.patreon.com/snarksquadFind us all on Twitter:Lainey: twitter.com/readalonglaineyNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com ...
078: Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
July 17, 2019 13:12 - 49 minutes - 45.8 MBAfter the events of Endgame, Peter Parker has to grapple with the loss of 5 years of time, the death of his mentor, and the new expectations thrust upon him as teenage superhero. Even though our little podcast Avengers team stopped at Endgame, we asked two of our Spider-man loving friends – Taylor Simonds & Sam Shultz to join us to talk about Far From Home.Support the show on Patreon:www.patreon.com/snarksquadFind us all on Twitter:Taylor: twitter.com/tay_simondsSam: twitter.com/slamschultzNi...
077: Cooler Than Homework
July 10, 2019 13:34 - 46 minutes - 43.3 MBSnark Squad is super excited to bring you a... let's call it a crossover event. "Cooler Than Homework" is our new podcast in which four friends make their way through every Disney Channel Original Movie. We're starting with Under Wraps (arguably) the first DCOM and talking about the things that scared us as children and the important lessons we learned from this movie about a group of kids who happen to find a mummy in their neighbor's basement. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...
076: The Knife Of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
July 03, 2019 12:54 - 1 hour - 59.5 MBThanks to an upcoming adaptation and a poll from our patrons, this week we read and discussed The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness. Our friend booktuber Caitlin Vanasse joins us to talk about this dystopian coming of age story and the way it explores questions of identity, the lies we tell ourselves, toxic masculinity, and more.Find us all on Twitter:Caitlin: twitter.com/caitlinvanasseNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarks...
075: Men In Black: International (2019)
June 26, 2019 12:38 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBAlternate title: Tessa & Chris + Aggressively Fine Movies. Our friend Kat O'Keefe returns to discuss the Men In Black reboot/spinoff/whatever starring Tessa Thompson and Chris Hemsworth and we wind up having a long conversation about reviews and how to talk about things that are just ok.Find us all on Twitter:Kat: twitter.com/kat_tasticNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more ...
074: Coming of Age Stories
June 19, 2019 13:05 - 50 minutes - 46.9 MBWe are back from our week hiatus to discuss one of our favorite kinds of stories: coming of age stories. We are joined by our friend Deboki to talk about some of our favorites, what constitutes coming of age, how trauma is treated in coming of age narratives, and more.Find us all on Twitter:Deboki: twitter.com/okidoki_bokiNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
073: Game Of Thrones Season 8
June 05, 2019 14:01 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBThis week our friend Sam (The Democracy Diva) returns to once again discuss the A Song of Ice & Fire Universe. Now that the show has reached its conclusion, we discuss the final 6 episodes of the series.Find us all on Twitter:Sam: twitter.com/democracydivaNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
072: The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman
May 29, 2019 14:11 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MBThis week we are returning to Philp Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy with the second book in the series, The Subtle Knife. We travel to different worlds and learn more about daemons and dust with the help Amanda McLoughlin and Connor O'Brien. (This was our book club book for May – join us on our Discord to see what we're reading next!)Find us all on Twitter:Amanda: twitter.com/shessomickeyConnor: twitter.com/connorbookinitNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarines...
071: Someone Great (2019)
May 22, 2019 14:35 - 44 minutes - 41.3 MBSomeone Great is a Netflix original starring Gina Rodriguez and tells the story of Jenny (Rodriguez) as she is recovering from a breakup and preparing to move to San Francisco with the help of her two best friends. We asked two of our dear friends, Silvia Roma and Deboki from okidokiboki to join us to talk about this movie.Find us all on Twitter:Silvia: twitter.com/silvia717Deboki: twitter.com/okidoki_bokiNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squ...
070: Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
May 15, 2019 17:50 - 51 minutes - 47.8 MBThis week, we take on another book club pick: Daisy Jones and the Six-- a story told in interview format about a rock band in the 70's. We're joined by Kat O'Keefe and Devyn Hinchee.Find us all on Twitter:Kat: twitter.com/kat_tasticDevyn: twitter.com/devynmhincheeNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
069: Shrill (2019–)
May 08, 2019 14:14 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MBBased on Lindy West's memoir of the same name, Hulu's Shrill tells the story of Annie (played by Aidy Bryant) as she tries to change her life, but not her body. We are joined by our friends Silvia Roma and Rachel Calderon-Navarro to talk about the 6 episode first season.Find us all on Twitter:Silvia: twitter.com/silvia717Rachel: twitter.com/rachel_cav_navNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...
068: Avengers: Endgame
May 01, 2019 13:53 - 1 hour - 71.9 MBAfter watching over 20 Marvel Cinematic Universe movies over the course of 4 podcast episodes, today we are finishing our journey with Avengers: Endgame. Part of the journey is the end, and joining us on this final stop of our journey, once again, are Nick Jenkins and Rich Camillucci.Find us all on Twitter:Nick: twitter.com/ngjenkinsRich: twitter.com/ripcamiNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast...
067: Unicorn Store (2017)
April 24, 2019 14:06 - 44 minutes - 41 MBThis week we are watching Brie Larson's directorial debut, which originally premiered at TIFF, but came to Netflix at the beginning of the month. We are joined by Caitlin Hofmeister to discuss this quirky coming of age film.Find us all on Twitter:Caitlin: twitter.com/snarkyfernNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
066: Slayer by Kiersten White
April 17, 2019 14:18 - 56 minutes - 52.4 MBThis we are returning to the Buffyverse with Kiersten White's novel Slayer, released earlier this year. This is the story of a new slayer, building on the world of the TV show and comics. We are joined once again by our friend Sam from Thoughts on Tomes.Find us all on Twitter:Sam: twitter.com/thoughtsontomesNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
065: The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
April 10, 2019 14:26 - 1 hour - 71.4 MBThis week we are discussing our first ever book club pick: Northern Lights / The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman. (Chosen in part to prepare for the upcoming BBC adaptation.) We are joined in our discussion of this first book in a middle grade fantasy trilogy by Connor O'Brien and Sara Lewis.Find us all on Twitter:Connor: twitter.com/ConnorBookinItSara: twitter.com/saralew92Nicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted o...
064: American Gods (2017– )
April 03, 2019 14:02 - 54 minutes - 50 MBIn order to prepare ourselves for our eventual binge of season 2, we watched and discussed the first season of the STARZ adaption of Neil Gaiman's American Gods. We are joined on this episode by Amanda McLoughlin, co-host of the Spirits podcast and founder of Multitude Productions.Find us all on Twitter:Amanda: twitter.com/shessomickeyNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...
063: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms by George R. R. Martin
March 27, 2019 14:40 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBWith the final season of Game of Thrones starting in a few weeks and us having read all of the published A Song of Ice & Fire novels, we decided to fill the void by reading this collection of prequel novellas following the adventures of Dunk & Egg. We are joined once again by Democracy Diva, our guide for all things asoiaf.Find us all on Twitter:Sam: twitter.com/democracydivaNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted o...
062: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Phase 3
March 20, 2019 14:21 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MBThis week we will officially get all caught up on all things MCU. Rich and Nick join us again to discuss Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, Ant-Man & The Wasp, and Captain Marvel.Find us all on Twitter:Nick: twitter.com/ngjenkinsRich: twitter.com/RichCamiNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
061: The Umbrella Academy (2019– )
March 13, 2019 14:09 - 58 minutes - 54.1 MBNetflix recently adapted the comic series The Umbrella Academy into a TV show. We are joined by our most frequent guests Ceri Riley and Sam from Thoughts on Tomes to discuss this band of troubled superheroes and all the things that worked and didn't about this show.This week we're trying to figure out how we feel about Robert Rodriguez and James Cameron's dystopian film adapted from the manga of the same name. We are joined by our friend Tobin Addington of The Contenders podcast to help us si...
060: Riverdale, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and Sophomore Slumps
March 06, 2019 15:24 - 54 minutes - 50.4 MBQuick note: we recorded this on February 24th, prior to Luke Perry's tragic passing, which is why we do not mention it in this episode. Our sincere condolences go out to his family and friends – as well as any fans who are struggling with this one.As the title suggests, this episode we are joined by our friend Miriam Nielsen to discuss the second seasons of Riverdale, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and second seasons more broadly.Find us all on Twitter:Miriam: twitter.com/zentouroNicole: twitter....
059: Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
February 27, 2019 15:09 - 51 minutes - 47.8 MBThis week we're trying to figure out how we feel about Robert Rodriguez and James Cameron's dystopian film adapted from the manga of the same name. We are joined by our friend Tobin Addington of The Contenders podcast to help us sift through those feelings about Alita: Battle Angel.Find us all on Twitter:Tobin: twitter.com/tobinaddington Nicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...
058: Emma by Jane Austen
February 20, 2019 14:54 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBAfter discussing Pride & Prejudice and all of its adaptations last year, we are exploring another Austen classic Emma and some of its many adaptations. We are joined by our dear friend Abi Rein.Find us all on Twitter:Abi: twitter.com/abi_jeanNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
057: Romantic Comedies
February 13, 2019 15:22 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MBIn honor of Valentine's Day, we have gathered up some friends to talk about romantic comedies. Connor O'Brien and Samantha Lane join us to discuss the best and worst movies and tropes.Find us all on Twitter:Connor: twitter.com/ConnorBookinItSam: twitter.com/thoughtsontomesNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
056: The Good Place (2016– )
February 06, 2019 15:30 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBOur friend Jenny Trout is back as we discuss all three aired seasons of NBC's fantasy comedy The Good Place.Find us all on Twitter:Jenny: twitter.com/Jenny_TroutNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
055: Definitely Not An Interview With Jessica Moro
January 30, 2019 15:33 - 54 minutes - 50.5 MBThis week we are trying something a little different and asking a friend about their favorite media and tropes. Jess Moro is a book blogger and reviewer whose love of reality TV and romance novels brings a new perspective to the podcast.Find us all on Twitter:Jess: twitter.com/jesswithanansNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
054: Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (2018)
January 23, 2019 15:00 - 1 hour - 58 MBNetflix recently released Black Mirror: Bandersnatch an "interactive film" in which the audience makes choices for the main character, Stefan, as he tries to adapt a choose your own adventure book into a game. We asked Rachel Calderon Navarro & Ceri Riley to join us on this adventure.Find us all on Twitter:Rachel: twitter.com/reellovepodCeri: twitter.com/cerileyNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See a...
053: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Phase 3 (part 1)
January 16, 2019 13:49 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBForgive us for the impossibly clunky title, but today we are continuing our journey through the MCU! Now that we have reached Phase 3, rather than discussing all 10 movies (2 of which are still unreleased) we are breaking it into parts. Today we are discussing Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy vol 2, Spider-man: Homecoming, and Thor: Ragnarok. We are joined once again by Nick Jenkins and Rich Camillucci.Find us all on Twitter:Nick: twitter.com/ngjenkinsRich: ...
052: Vicious by V. E. Schwab
January 09, 2019 15:26 - 44 minutes - 41.4 MBThis week we are discussing the 2013 novel Vicious by V. E. Schwab. Two brilliant friends in college discover they can give themselves superpowers. But things go terribly wrong and they go from friends to enemies, each bent on the other's destruction. We are joined for this tale of anti-heroes by Kat O'Keeffe.Find us all on Twitter:Kat: twitter.com/kat_tasticNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acas...
051: 2018 in Media
January 02, 2019 16:13 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBTo celebrate a whole year of making this podcast, Mari and Nicole look back on all the many things they've discussed on this podcast, the things they loved that didn't quite make it into an episode, and answer some questions from Twitter.Find us on Twitter:Nicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squad Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
050: My Brilliant Friend (2018– )
December 26, 2018 13:58 - 57 minutes - 53.1 MBIn our 50th episode and last of 2018, we are discussing the 8 episode HBO adaptation of Elena Ferrante's novel My Brilliant Friend. We are joined once again by Max from Well Done Books, who discussed the book with us in episode 41.In anticipation of the upcoming HBO adaptation, this week we are discussing Elena Ferrante's novel My Brilliant Friend. Published in 2011, the book is the first of four Neapolitan Novels, and follows the deep but complicated friendship of two young women in Naples, ...
049: Spoilers!
December 19, 2018 15:03 - 53 minutes - 49.8 MBThis week we are doing another topical episode (voted on by our patrons!) and sharing our many feelings on spoilers, spoiler discourse, and whether identity constitutes a spoiler.A note that this episode contains spoilers! There are significant endgames spoilers for: The Sixth Sense, The Fault in Our Stars, the Divergent series and the Harry Potter series. There are mid-story spoilers for: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (S2) and Game of Thrones (S4). Questionable spoilers also exist for The Seven Husban...
048: She-Ra & The Princesses Of Power
December 12, 2018 16:39 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MBThis week we are joined by our cartoon pals, Sam Schultz and Ceri Riley to discuss the Netflix reboot of She-Ra! We had lots of thoughts about Adora & her friends, that sweet theme song, and animated horses.Support the show on Patreon:www.patreon.com/snarksquadFind us all on Twitter:Sam: twitter.com/slamschultzCeri: twitter.com/cerileyNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...
047: A Dance With Dragons by George R. R. Martin
December 05, 2018 16:23 - 59 minutes - 55.1 MBWe have reached the end-ish of our journey through George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series. Book 5 is not the last book, but it's the last book that's currently published. It's also the longest, and we had some feelings about that. But of course, what is dead may never die, so you'll hear from us again early next year with some more asoiaf content when we read the novellas.Support the show on Patreon:www.patreon.com/snarksquadFind us all on Twitter:Sam: twitter.com/democracydivaNi...
046: The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018)
November 28, 2018 15:14 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MBLisbeth Salander (The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo) recently to the big screen. Directed by Fede Álvarez and starring Claire Foy, this is an adaptation of the 4th book in the Millennium series, the first not written by Stieg Larsson. The tone of this movie was quite different from either its Swedish or David Fincher predecessors. Find out whether we think that's a good thing.Find us all on Twitter:Nick: twitter.com/ngjenkinsNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwi...
045: Marvel's Cloak & Dagger
November 21, 2018 14:02 - 54 minutes - 50.6 MBComing of age stories, chosen ones, and superpowers – it was kind of inevitable that we'd discuss Cloak & Dagger. This show narrowly lost a Twitter poll to be a podcast topic a month ago, so we dediced to do it anyway. We are joined once again by Ceri Riley for this latest teen TV show installment in the Marvel universe.Find us all on Twitter:Ceri: twitter.com/cerileyNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast....
044: Marvel Cinematic Universe, phase 2
November 14, 2018 15:28 - 1 hour - 70.8 MBWe are resuming our journey through the MCU with the 6 movies of Phase 2 - Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Age of Ultron, and Ant-Man. We are joined again for this mostly-better-but-still-mixed-bag batch of movies by our dear friends Nick Jenkins and Rich Camillucci.Note: This episode was recorded prior to Stan Lee's death, so he is not mentioned except that we are, of course, discussing part of his legacy. Sending all our ...
043: The Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina (2018– )
November 07, 2018 15:08 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBThis Halloween Netflix brought Sabrina Spellman to a new generation, with a (loose) adaptation of Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's much spookier comics: The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. As voted on by our patrons on Patreon, we are discussing the 10 episode first season. Because the series is a cousin, of sorts, to Riverdale, we are joined by two of our dear Riverdale-watching friends, Taylor Behnke and Ceri Riley.Find us all on Twitter:Taylor: twitter.com/itsradishtimeCeri: twitter.com/cerileyNic...
042: A Very Buffy Halloween
October 31, 2018 14:03 - 55 minutes - 51.5 MBHappy Halloween! We're celebrating by revisiting an old staple of the blog: Buffy the Vampire Slayer. We gathered two friends of the site, Jenny Trout and Samantha Lane, to discuss the three Halloween episodes of the show – Season 2's "Halloween", Season 4's "Fear Itself", and the Season 6 episode "All The Way."Find us all on Twitter:Jenny: twitter.com/Jenny_TroutSam: twitter.com/thoughtsontomesNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snark...
041: My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
October 24, 2018 12:53 - 1 hour - 66.1 MBIn anticipation of the upcoming HBO adaptation, this week we are discussing Elena Ferrante's novel My Brilliant Friend. Published in 2011, the book is the first of four Neapolitan Novels, and follows the deep but complicated friendship of two young women in Naples, Italy. Helping us dive into this story this week is Max from Well Done Books.Find us all on Twitter:Max: twitter.com/maxwdunnNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.c...
040: The Dragon Prince (2018–)
October 17, 2018 14:06 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBThanks in part to a Twitter poll, this week we are discussing the first season of the Netflix cartoon The Dragon Prince. We are joined again by our friend Ceri Riley as we discuss the 9 episode first season.Find us all on Twitter:Ceri: twitter.com/cerileyNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
039: A Feast For Crows by George R. R. Martin
October 10, 2018 12:52 - 1 hour - 62.8 MBThis week we continue our journey through George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series with book 4. Dorne! The Iron Islands! The Vale! With only one published book left, we were a little surprised to find that this was a mixed bag, filled with some of our favorite moments – and least favorite.Support the show on Patreon:www.patreon.com/snarksquadFind us all on Twitter:Sam: twitter.com/democracydivaNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squa...
038: Maniac (2018)
October 03, 2018 12:57 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBThis week we went on a wild and weird journey with the Netflix miniseries Maniac. Directed by Cary Fukunaga, the 10 episode series follows Emma Stone and Jonah Hill as they enter a very bizarre drug trial. We're joined this week by dear friend of the podcast Silvia Roma as we try to unpack our many feelings about this show.Find us all on Twitter:Silvia: twitter.com/silvia717Nicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.comwww.patreon....
037: The Meg (2018)
September 26, 2018 12:54 - 51 minutes - 47.6 MBThis week we are discussing a film chosen for us by a BookNet Fest supporter. We asked our friend Nick Jenkins of Reel Bad to join us as we try to decide what worked (and what very clearly did not) about The Meg, an action movie about, well, a dinosaur shark, starring Jason Statham.Find us all on Twitter:Nick: twitter.com/ngjenkinsNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...
036: Pride & Prejudice (Live Episode)
September 19, 2018 12:54 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MBThis week we are talking about all things Pride & Prejudice – Austen's original novel, attempts to adapt the story, and why it endures. (And our favorite couple-that-wasn't.) This episode is particularly special as it is our first ever live episode, recorded on September 7, 2018 at BookNet Fest in Orlando, FL.Special thanks to Arthur and Alicia for their on-site help with this episode:Arthur: twitter.com/lemboa3Alicia: twitter.com/alicialivinlifeFind us all on Twitter:Ceri: twitter.com/cerile...